Insider Selling: SEA (NYSE:SE) CFO Sells 10,000 Shares of Stock

Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:SE) CFO Tianyu Hou sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.03, for a total value of $890,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 35,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,116,050. The trade was a 22.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Tianyu Hou also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 17th, Tianyu Hou sold 15,000 shares of SEA stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.62, for a total value of $1,524,300.00.
• On Monday, August 17th, Tianyu Hou sold 20,000 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total transaction of $2,399,200.00.
• On Tuesday, August 11th, Tianyu Hou sold 5,000 shares of SEA stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.28, for a total transaction of $641,400.00.

SEA Trading Down 9.1%

SE stock opened at $80.39 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $49.12 billion, a PE ratio of 31.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.54. Sea Limited Sponsored ADR has a one year low of $77.05 and a one year high of $171.09. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $106.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $98.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.49.

SEA (NYSE:SE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 11th. The Internet company based in Singapore reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by ($0.16). SEA had a net margin of 5.98% and a return on equity of 13.54%. The business had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.12 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.65 EPS. SEA’s revenue for the quarter was up 48.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Sea Limited Sponsored ADR will post 2.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SEA

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SE. Raiffeisen Bank International AG boosted its holdings in SEA by 1.8% in the second quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 6,405 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock valued at $595,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in SEA by 6.6% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,730 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $262,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in SEA by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 831 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust raised its holdings in SEA by 53.9% in the 3rd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 614 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in SEA by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 4,061 shares of the Internet company based in Singapore’s stock worth $395,000 after purchasing an additional 421 shares in the last quarter. 59.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key SEA News

Here are the key news stories impacting SEA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sea CEO Forrest Li said the company’s digital financial-services arm, Monee, could eventually pursue an initial public offering as it grows toward operating as an independent business. A separate listing could highlight Monee’s value and provide Sea with additional capital or strategic flexibility. Sea’s CEO says financial services arm Monee could go public, WSJ reports
• Positive Sentiment: Sea is preparing to launch Sea Cloud, an AI-focused enterprise platform built on infrastructure used by Shopee, Garena and Monee. The initiative could create a new growth opportunity by commercializing the company’s technology capabilities. Sea Marks IPO Anniversary as CEO Flags Monee Spin-Off Potential and Launches AI-Focused Sea Cloud
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity increased, with traders purchasing 11,763 call contracts—above typical daily volume. This signals heightened interest and potentially bullish positioning, but it does not guarantee sustained buying in the shares.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider Yanjun Wang sold 800 shares at an average of $81.61 and 1,000 shares at $90.37, following a series of additional sales in recent weeks. Although the transactions represent relatively small reductions in his holdings, the repeated selling can weigh on investor sentiment. SEC insider ownership filing
• Negative Sentiment: Investors may also be concerned that launching Sea Cloud could require substantial investment and distract management from Shopee, Garena and Monee. The stock remains well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, reinforcing cautious technical sentiment.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $153.00 price target on shares of SEA in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on SEA from $140.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of SEA in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings raised SEA from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of SEA in a report on Monday, August 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SEA currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $149.40.

About SEA

Sea Limited is a Singapore-based global technology company founded in 2009. Formerly known as Garena, the company operates digital businesses serving consumers and merchants primarily in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and selected markets in Latin America and other regions.

Through Shopee, Sea’s e-commerce platform, the company provides online marketplaces that connect buyers and sellers and offer supporting services such as payments, logistics and merchant tools. Garena, its digital entertainment business, develops and publishes online games and distributes third-party titles, while also operating digital entertainment platforms and services.

SeaMoney is the company’s digital financial services division.